A Twin Cities locksmith says the same tools he uses to help stranded drivers are now being misused by thieves to steal cars in seconds, sometimes from several feet away.

We’ve all experienced that split second of panic when we reach into a pocket and find... nothing. If you are down to your last key fob, you are essentially walking a tightrope. One misplaced bag or a ...

Modern performance cars promise simplicity through technology, but every so often, they remind you how unforgiving that simplicity can be when one assumption breaks. A recent post in the C8 Corvette ...

Chicago police recently seized a vehicle key fob programmer used to steal cars through a method known as key fob cloning. Illinois Secretary of State Police join us to explain how this crime works and ...

OAKLAND — Within just one hour, the same group of thieves pulled up in a stolen black Dodge Durango to two different stores here, smashed through the front, and unloaded thousands of dollars in cash, ...

Starting your vehicle these days involves considerably more technology than in the days of simply inserting and turning a mechanical ignition key. The physical key has given way to push-button start, ...

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) — Car thieves are using key fob cloning technology to steal vehicles in Las Vegas, according to authorities. DMV officials said the word has been spreading on how to do it, ...

In a world in which new cars now cost upward of $50,000 on average, annual maintenance bills are creeping up to four figures, and such outlays don't seem to be getting cheaper any time soon, a ...

Today’s cars have advanced equipment that seems to make everything easier until something goes wrong. While the key fob has been a great innovation and makes it so much simpler to get into the car, it ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are warning drivers of newer model push-to-start vehicles that thieves are using advanced technology to steal cars without needing the original key. "I've ...